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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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